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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Buddha tell the woman who had lost her child in the Dalai Lama's story?

2. What is the title of Nelson Mandela's book that Abrams quotes from?

3. Which country invaded Tibet, causing the Dalai Lama to go into exile in India?

4. In Part I, what does Tutu say is the source of many things that undermine people's joy and happiness?

5. What is the Sikh religion's holiest site that Abrams and Tutu visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what do both the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu advise as a way of handling one's worries?

2. In Part II, what distinction does Archbishop Tutu draw between hope and optimism?

3. In the Introduction, what distinction does Tutu make between joy and happiness?

4. In Part II, what is one thought the Dalai Lama thinks people should remember in terms of the world population to stave off loneliness?

5. In Part II, what is the meaning of the word "dukkha?"

6. In the Introduction, why does Abrams say Archbishop Tutu might not have been able to travel to take part in the talks that made up the material for the book?

7. In Part I, what kind of relationship does the Dalai Lama tell Archbishop Tutu he considers their relationship to be a bit like?

8. In Part II, what does Archbishop Tutu emphasize about his view on human nature as a whole when bad things happen to him or in the world?

9. In Part I, what frightening personal story does Abrams share about his own family?

10. In Part I, what do the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu agree is necessary for the creation of something beautiful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the following quote from Brother David Steindel-Rast on page 242: "It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy." How does this quote apply to the Dalai Lama's teachings on the relationship between gratitude and joy? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why are envy and jealousy so corrosive and such powerful barriers to realizing joy in one's life, according to the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the Tibetan Children's Village to both the Dalai Lama and to Tibetan culture in general? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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